Shape-retaining ring for caps



Feb. 24, 1925.

1,527,457 G. WYLLIE,- JR

SHAPE RETAINING RING FOR CAPS Filed Jun 16, 1924 INUENT UH DEGREE WYL JR,

Patented Feb, '24, 1925.

GEORGE JR, O1 IONTB EAL, QUEBEC, 1 CANADA.

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Application and 1m is,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen WYLLIE, J r., a citizen of Dominion of Canada, and resident of Montreal, Maisonneuve, -in the county of Hochela 'a and Province of Quebec, Dominion oi Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Sha e-Retaining Ring for Caps, of whichthe 0 lowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in a shape retaining rin for caps and has for its primary ob ect t e provision of a ring of this ch-aracter which is adjustable to caps of different sizes.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of an adjustable shape retaining ring for caps which is of a simple and inexpensive construction, light in weight, may be readily inserted, adjusted or removed as desired and when adjusted will be firmly held in its adjusted position by a, sleeve surrounding the adjustable bar of the I'lIl y Y T he invention has for a further object the provision of a shape retaining rin for caps in which the reduced overlappe ends may be readily adjusted upon one another and secured in adjusted position while the ring is in use.

With theforegoing and other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of co-operating elements, as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part of the present application and in which:

Fig. .1 is a section throu h a cap with the improved ring positioned t erein.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the ring, removed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view substantially on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig.

2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a lan view of the adjustable bar of the ring with the slidable sleeve shown in section, for the sake of clearness.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1t will be understood that the ring- 5 may be formed of wicker or other suitable material and may be rounded, as shown in the drawings in use wit 1924'. a Serial 1%. 720,350.

in cross-section. e ends 6 and 7 of t r1ng'5 are reduced by cutting away a proximat'ely one-halfthereof, lon itudmally, upper half of the lower end 6 ing cut away w 11s the lower half of the up r end '7 is cutaway, as shown clearlyin ig. 3. An ad usting and retaining member 8 in,the form of a pin and composed of an appropriate sprin metal, is'provided on the 'upper face of t e upper end? and has one end 9 flattened with the rivet 10 extended transor of an other appropriate shape a the versely or vertically through the reduced 1 end 7 of the ring 5. A washer 11 or the like is also preferably provided on the lower end of the rivet 10. Thejpin 8 is then extended along the upper face of the ring end 7 toward the free extremity thereof and the front end 12 of the pin directed downwardly through thefguide opening 13 provided for this purpose in the ring end 7, nearthe free extremity of the latter. The extremity or point 14 of the pin 8- is suitably ta ered so as to bite into the upper face of lower ring end 6, as'illustrated in Fi .3, after adjustment of the ring ends 6 an 7 on one an-' other to increase or decrease the diameter of the ring 5 and thereby properly adjust the ring to the size hat in WhICh it is positioned.

An arcuate or curved sleeve 15 slidable on the ring 5 and is formed of metal or other appropriate material. The sleeve 15 has a sufficiently tight fit to firmly hold its position on the ring when located thereon so as to surround and completelyenclose the ring ends 6 and 7 and the pin 8, after adjustment of the ring. The sleeve 15 also serves to hold firmly in position the pin 8 and thereby prevent accidental slip ing of the'ring ends 6 and 7 upon one anot er while the ring is in the cap 16, as shown in Fig. 1.

tion of the invention may nowbe understood from the foregoing paragraphs taken in connection with the accom anying drawings without further detailed description. It may be briefly stated, however, that when inserting the rin 5 in the cap 16 or removing the ring 5, t e sleeve 15 may be-readily moved to some other position on the main ortion of the ring 5. and the ring ends 6 and disengaged from the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and the'ring considerably compressed to permit the same to readily pass through the narrow portions of the cap and into or out of the enlarged upper portion hereof,-as the case ma b'e.

While the referre embodiment of the nvention has een described, it is to be unerstood that minor changes in the details of construction, Combination and arrangement .Jf co-operating elements may be resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departin from the spirit of the invention.

What claim as new is:

'1. A shape retaining ring for a cap comprising a transversely split ring having reduced ends arranged for adjustable and overlappin en agement; means carried by one of sai en s for engagement with the other of said ends-to retain the ring in adjusted position; and a covering sleeve movable on said ring and adapted to be positioned over the adjusted ends thereof to enclose the same and hold the retaining member in operative position.

2. A shape retaining ring for a ca comprising a transversely split ring aving portions of its ends cut away to provide for overlap ing and adjustable engagement of gagement with the other end of the ring to' prevent longitudinal movement of said ends on one another after adjustment of the ring to the proper diameter for the size of cap in which the ring is positioned: and a sleeve carried on said ring and adapted to be p0- sitioned over the adjusted ends thereof to enclose said ends and the retaining pin and prevent accidental disengagement of the latter.

In testimony whereof, I aflix 'my signature.

GEORGE WYLLIE, JR. 

